Minor league baseball billboards and dreams in Toledo
In Maumee and Toledo area, the Mud Hens hostCharlie s at Lucas County Recreation Center amid heavy billboard advertising. Players chase a major league shot while three umpires and a partial batter box mark the Triple A setup as fans witness a culture of banner promos and hopeful pro careers.
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Shriver advances to Wimbledon semis after beating Austin
Pam Shriver defeats Tracy Austin 7-5 6-4 on center court to reach the Wimbledon semifinals where she meets top seed Chris Evert Lloyd. Lloyd advances with a 6-2 6-2 win over Mima Jansovec, while Hana Mandlikova and Martina Navratilova also win to set up the other semi.
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Lutherville
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Jansovec
Andrea Jaeger
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Martina Navratilova
Mandlikova
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Navratilova
Virginia Ruzici
Romania
Turnbull
Cleveland Faces 4 Million Hit If All Star Game Is Scrapped
Wire reports flag a major cost to Cleveland from the baseball strike as 222 games are wiped out since June 12 and the July 14 All Star Game in Cleveland faces uncertainty. Analysts warn the city could lose about 4 million if the game is canceled. Players demand offers before sitting again, with mediator Kenneth Moffett awaiting the next round.
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Chicago
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Chance
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Atlanta
Rick Camp
Cleveland
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Moffett
Modell on witness stand in NFL antitrust trial
Art Modell testifies that pay-TV will grow in the NFL but not for eight to ten years and that profits would be shared among teams. He disputes Al Davis’s claim of a league-wide oral contract to move the Raiders and notes the goal of economic equality in the league.
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